Sources with knowledge of negotiations said that if regional sports network SportsTime Ohio is going to be sold, it will happen before the end of the year.

Rumors have circulated that the cable home of the Indians telecasts would be sold for the better part of two years. It looks as if the Dolan family, the network’s owner, finally has a willing suitor in the parent company of the area’s other regional network, FoxSports Ohio. News Corp., the Rupert Murdoch-controlled company, recently completed purchasing a stake in the New York Yankees’ YES Network.